Flower-pot stand.



P. POY.

FLOWER POT STAND.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1909..

Patented Oct. 12, 1909.

nisrrnn PATRICK FOY, OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.

FLOWER-POT STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 12, 1909.

Application filed August 3, 1909. Serial No. 511,032.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, P TRICK For, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Roanoke, county of Roanoke, State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful improvements inFlower-Pot Stands, of which the following is a full and cleardescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in whichis represented a perspective view of a stand constructed in accordancewith my invention.

he object of this invention is to provide a simple and durable standwhich shall be adapted to support individual flower pots and which shallbe adapted to be readily moved about on the floor or upon a support andbe properly placed with regard to its surroundings, and which shall beneat and ornamental in appearance, especially when the pot contains agrowing plant.

Another object is to adapt the stand for flower pots of different sizes,and a still further object is to provide a supplemental or drippot whichshall catch the drip from the main pot and which is itself capable ofbeing used for small plants of that variety which naturally require anunusual amount of moisture, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

Referring to the drawings by referencecharacters, a designates a seriesof upright steel rods which are fastened together about mid-way theirlength by a suitable lead or other coupling Z). From this coupling therods diverge downwardly and form legs, and in order that the stand mayhave a firm footing these legs are connected together at their lowerextremities by a ring 0. A base portion formed in this manner affords afirm strong and ornamental support for the stand. rtbove the-coupling Z)the rods again diverge upwardly and they are made resilient so as to becapable of radial movement. The flower pot is adapted to be suspendedwithin the cage formed by the spring fingers, the

- I upper ends of the rods engaging under the flange on the upper edgeof the pot. In order that the pot may have a firm support each of theupper ends of the fingers is provided with a short transverse bar cZ.These fingers are clamped upon the pot by means of a ring 6 whichsurrounds the fingers and rests in inwardly-extending bends f formed inthe fingers, the shoulders in the fingers )elow these bends beingrounded so that the ring may be forced upwardly over the shoul' ders andallowed to engage and rest in the bends and be thereby held in place.

In placing a pot in position in this stand, a ring of the proper size tosuit the particular pot is first forced upwardly until it snaps into thebent portions of the fingers and then the pot is forced down between thefingers, whereby the pot will be firmly clamped and supported. The potmay be readily moved upward from between the fingers without sliding thering downwardly out of its lock ing position. If a different sized potis to be placed in the stand, the ring is forced downwardly out of thenotches or bends and a ring of another size is forced upwardly into thenotches, the size of the ring being such that when it is in place itwill cause a clamping action of the fingers against the pot side. Two ormore of these rings will usuallybe attached to each stand, and the ringor rings not in use will fall down and rest upon the tapering baseportion, as shown. The stand having the hour-glass shape shown, therings will be held in place on the stand at all times ready for use,accidental detachment being impossible. It will be understood that thepot grasping fingers spring inwardly far enough to grasp the smallestpot and that when the potis pushed down between the fingers the fingerswill lightly clasp the pot, and that the clamp ring is simply for thepurpose of locking or clamping the fingers against the pot to preventaccidental dislodgment of the same from between the fingers.

The upwardly diverging fingers form a vase-like cage or holder for asmall pot g which is supported centrally under the main pot and isadapted to receive and hold. the

drip therefrom. This drip pot may be used 9 for growing water plants,and when thus used in connection with the larger pot above, an extremelyornamental and pleasing effect is produced.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A flower pot stand consisting of a series of rods fastened togetherabout mid-way their length and diverged downwardly and upwardlytherefrom, means connecting the downwardly extending rods to form arigid base portion and the upwardly extending portions of the rods beingresilient to form a receptacle for a flower pot and a drip pot,

said upwardly extending rods being provided wlth inwardly bent portions,and a clamp ring secured to the stand by the oppositely divergingportions of the rods and adapted to be sprung upwardly into said bentportions, for the purpose set forth.

2. A flower pot stand consisting of a series of rods attached togetherat a point between their ends, the lower portions being diverged to forma broad base portion and the upper portions being resilient and adaptedto clasp and hold the pot, said upper portions also forming a cage for asupplemental or drip pot directly below the upper or main pot, for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses this 2nd day of August 1909.

PATRICK FUY.

Vitnesses V. P. STEPHENSON, M. C. KEELEY.

